Hinge



CHARLES F. FISHBACK, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

HINGE.

Application 1ed May 5, 1919.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. FIsHBAcK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hinges and consists of the novel features herein shown, described and claimed.

|The principal ob] ect of my invention is to make a cheap hinge for mounting doors and the like for cheap work such as chicken fences.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a` cheap door for a chicken fence, the door being mounted upon hinges embodying the principles of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary detail elevation of one of the hinges mounted for use.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional detail on the line 3 -3 of Fig. 2, and drawn for the purpose of showing an edge of the hinge as mounted.

The main frame 1 of the hinge is formed of a piece of stiff wire, the' wire being bent to form the straight central pivot portion 2, the bearing portions 8 and 4 at the ends of the pivot portion 2, the upper brace 5 eX- tending from the bearing portion 3 at right angles or horizontally7 and the lower brace 6 extendingfrom the bearing 4 diagonally to the outer end of the brace 5, and the mating eyes 7 and 8 upon the outer ends of the braces 5 and 6.

The bearings 3 and 4 are in the form of return bends and the central portion 2 is offset toward the eyes 7 and S relative to the bearings 3 and 4. A torsion coil spring 9 is placed upon the pivot portion 2, and one end of the wire forming the spring is bent to form =an attachment 10 around the brace 6 and the other end of the wire forming the spring extends straight out and is bent to form the extension 11 and the eye 12.

The hinge thus constructed is placed against the door casing 13. A staple 14is driven straddle of the bearing 3 into the door Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

serial No. 294,951.

casing, a second staple 15 is driven straddle of the bearing 4 into the door casing 13, and a third staple 16 is driven straddle of the eX- tension portion 11 into the door casing 13, the staple 16 being located a slight distance from the eye 12 so as to allow the extension 11 to slide through the staple as the hinge is operated. The hinge construction 17 is identical with the construction already described. After the hinges have been applied to the door casing 13 the door 18 is placed in the door opening and a staple 19 is driven straddle of the wires forming the eyes 8 into the door 18, and a staple 20 is driven straddle of the brace 5 into the door, and the staple 21 is driven straddle of the brace 6 and the attachment 10 into the door.

In like manner, the hinge construction 17 is applied by driving staples 22, 23 and 24.

The operation is obvious.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A hinge comprising a wire bent to form a straight central portion, bearings at the ends of the central portion, braces extending from the bearings, mating eyes at the ends of the braces, and a torsion spring, mounted upon the straight central portion, one end of the spring being` connected to a brace and the other end of the spring extending straight out from the central portion.

2. A hinge construction comprising a wire bent to form a straight central portion, bearings at the ends of the central portion, braces extending from the bearings, mating eyesl at the ends of the braces, a torsion spring mounted upon the straight central portion, one end of the spring being connected to a brace and the other end of the spring extending straight out from the central portion, and staples for securing the braces and eyes to a door or the like and for securing the bearing portions to a door frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES F. FISHBACK.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

